Politician proposes review of National Security Law used to restrict freedom of expression Published at 25.10.2018 Country South Korea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law women criminal defamation Read more
Opposition protests: two people killed Published at 25.10.2018 Country Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights criminal defamation prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted private sector Read more
Repressive laws and tactics used to silence critics as Bangladesh elected to UN Human Rights body Published at 26.10.2018 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: youth surveillance HRD detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Mexican activist expelled from Panama while in transit Published at 26.10.2018 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protest disruption protestor(s) detained criminal defamation Read more
Civil society highlights repressive sedition law in submission to UN Published at 29.10.2018 Country Brunei Darussalam Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law criminal defamation Read more
Despite international scrutiny, Vietnam continues to conduct surveillance, harass and jail activists Published at 25.03.2019 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law time,place restrictions women intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civic space under pressure in France - a roundup of the latest developments Published at 11.01.2018 Country France Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling public vilification refugees and migrants CSO closure protest disruption intimidation criminal defamation political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Spain: Judicial proceedings against artists and a documentary filmmaker Published at 15.06.2019 Country Spain Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling religious groups censorship journalist detained negative court ruling criminal defamation non state actors Read more
Criminal defamation laws used to prosecute online criticism of religion and monarchy Published at 26.03.2019 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups restrictive law harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation censorship protest surveillance public vilification land rights Read more
Assault and harassment of HRD highlight severe repression of civic space in Equatorial Guinea Published at 29.03.2019 Country Equatorial Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation harassment criminal defamation travel ban torture/ill-treatment HRD detained censorship HRD threatened HRD prosecuted Read more
Critics of military junta continue to be criminalised Published at 07.09.2018 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment protest positive court ruling restrictive law refugees and migrants positive CS development attack on HRD HRD acquitted intimidation travel ban negative court ruling HRD detained criminal defamation prevention of protest labour rights HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society calls for all restrictions to be lifted ahead of elections as persecution continues Published at 13.11.2018 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: protest internet restriction extractive industries restrictive law censorship HRD prosecuted criminal defamation environmental rights Read more
Activists say freedom of expression worsening as Suu Kyi is stripped of award Published at 14.11.2018 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship journalist detained positive court ruling protest disruption criminal defamation protest prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Land disputes undermine civic space in Honduras Published at 19.11.2018 Country Honduras Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants intimidation negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation protest non state actors environmental rights land rights Read more
Civil society highlights torture and ill-treatment of activists at UN review Published at 20.11.2018 Country Vietnam Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive CS development attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling travel ban criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Civil society concerned about physical attacks and ongoing prosecution of Thai activists Published at 12.07.2019 Country Thailand Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment criminal defamation enforced disappearance restrictive law surveillance women intimidation land rights Read more
Widespread protests in Sudan see excessive force and systematic repression of civic freedoms Published at 17.01.2019 Country Sudan Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship journalist detained protest disruption harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest killing of protestors protestor(s) detained Read more
Singapore cracks down on critical news websites to silence dissent Published at 21.11.2018 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship LGBTI criminal defamation internet restriction Read more
Smear campaign against leading human rights group, as elections loom Published at 29.11.2018 Country Bangladesh Category Latest Developments Tags: protest public vilification refugees and migrants criminal defamation restrictive law release of HRDs harassment Read more
Protesters in Myanmar face arbitrary arrest, prosecution and excessive force Published at 01.04.2019 Country Myanmar Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
